ITS in urban goods transport

Integrating traffic management with freight transport management

11th BESTUFS WorkshopPalmela, 18-19 September 2003

Ronald JornaDiepens en Okkema traffic and transport consultants

Zwolle, the Netherlands

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Content• About Diepens & Okkema• Introduction• New approach• Enabling technologies• Types of traffic information• User profiles• Benefits• Concluding remarks

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Diepens & Okkema

Traffic and Transport consulting company

Draws together the reputation and skills of:Diepens & Okkema Traffic and Transport ConsultantsDiepens & Okkema Tendering ServicesCyrus Detachment Services

Around 65 employees

3 offices

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Diepens & Okkema -Traffic and Transport Consultants

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Offices in Delft, Zwolle, EindhovenApproximately 50 experts

Fields of activity:Freight transport and logisticsPublic TransportTransport for elderly/disabled/accessibilityMobility managementTraffic safetySustainable transportICT in transport

Introduction (1)Freight transport management systems (FTMS) and traffic management systems (TMS) have common aim:

Efficient, safe and environment friendly transport

However, both systems developed in isolation:• TMS: road authorities, focus on overall

level of traffic• FTMS: road haulage companies, focus on

optimum use of their vehicles, minimum costs, optimum service levels

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Introduction (2)Traffic

management

passenger carspublic transport

national +regional TIC’s

internationalco-operation

Freight transportmanagement

stand-aloneapplications

internal integrationof applications

integration acrosstransport chain

Integration between traffic managementand freight transport management systems

1980’s

1990’s

2000’s

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Differences:LongerHeavierMore km/yearMore expensiveMore automation/ICTSubject to driving bansHave customers

Introduction: looking for similarities (4) and differences (7)

Similarities:WheelsFrom A to BDon’t want delaysUncertainty

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Introduction (4)

Information technology

Vehicle

Infrastructure

Human

Element

Company

8 Source: DG TREN

Introduction (5)THEMIS project concluded:• Integration of TMS and FTMS still in its infancy• Traffic management data available, but generic• Road haulage sector has specific user needs

with respect to traffic information• New sensor technologies will result in more

and better traffic data• Sufficient ICT developments to include traffic

information data in in-vehicle and office applications

9 Source: THEMIS

New approach needed

CAS

Planningsoftware

Media managerOrder Acceptanceand Processing

Administration Internet

Onboard computer

Board computersoftware

Direct input of traffic information into road freight transport systems.

1010 Source: INTACT, modified by Diepens & Okkema

3 types of traffic informationHistorical information

statistics per road segment (hour/day/season)

Information on planned eventsroad works, special events, time windows

Information on unplanned events (real time)weather, incidents, unusual congestion

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3 types of traffic information

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Home

base

Truck

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Strategic Tactical Operational

Historical information

Planned events

information Unplanned

events

info

Planning level

Loca

tion

User profilesDistinguish between:

• Freight in general

• Long-distance freight

• Urban distribution

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Freight in generalUser needs:• Accidents/congestion and expected delays• Historic travel times• Planned/foreseen events• Road blocks/strikes• Road works• Expected driving time to point X• Expected transit times via alternative routes• Alternative routes in case of expected delays• Hazardous goods restrictions• Location service points vehicle repair• Weather information

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Long distance freightSpecific user needs:• Parking place availability at rest areas (guarded)• Driving bans HGV’s• Operating hours customs• Waiting times at borders• Service hours/time tables of ferries and rolling

motorway + available spaces• Information holiday periods

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Urban distributionSpecific user needs:• Municipal time-windows• Specific municipal legislative restrictions• Physical restrictions (height, width, round-

abouts, manoeuvring space)Note:• Hardly any traffic information available on non-

motorways• Greater need for real-time information• Alternative routes are often numerous, but not

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Enabling technologies (1)Pre-trip

• Internet • Teletext• Print media

On-trip (road-side)

• Variable Message Signs• Info booths

On-trip (on-board)

• Radio / RDS-TMC• GSM/WAP services

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Enabling technologies (2)Road freight sector:• Mobile data communication increasing (e.g. GPRS).• Use of trip/route planning increasing, as well as

integration with other applications.• Use of internet becoming commonplace

Traffic management sector:• Commercial value added service providers (VMZ

Berlin, TMC4U)• Standards in place (DATEX)• Internet offers cheap distribution channel• Position based services offer new potential• Mobile internet (WAP, i-mode)• Floating vehicle data

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Benefits road freight sector• Improved customer service

o ETAo Service level agreements

• Increased efficiencyo Reduction of delayso Long and short term planningo Order management

• Improved safetyo Early warningso Reduction of stress

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Benefits urban traffic management

• Quantity and quality of traffic data (fcd)

• Improved utilisation of road network

• Control on use of road network by HGV’s

• Reduction of risk of accidents

• Reduction of traffic offences

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Concluding remarks• Need to integrate traffic information with freight

transport management• New technologies are available to guarantee cheap

collection and distribution of traffic info• Clear benefits for freight transport sector and traffic

management sector• Freight sector has many needs in common with

individual travellers, but also specific user needs• Not yet clear:

Business modelWillingness to pay

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Thank you for your attention!

For more information:

Diepens & OkkemaRonald Jorna

r.jorna@diepensenokkema.nl

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